Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-24
entertainments.
BUNNELL'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Claire Scott as 'tMary, Queen of Scots"
had a crowded house last evening and ex-
cited great applause by her superior acting.
Her performances are genuine surprise, as
she came almost unheralded. She has an
excellent voice and she uses it with great eff
feet, every syllable being clearly enunciated.
Miss Scott is ably supported by Mr.. Coburn
and competent company. In the museum
hall there many attractions.
M'KEE RANKIN.
Mckee Rankin will be introduced at the
New Haven Opera House next week in two
American plays that he produced at the Cali
fornia Theater, San Francisco, last season
with marked success. Clay Greene's ''Sel-
dier Giant aud Frederick Maeder's 'sWife
and Child" are the plays in question. The
week will be divided between the two pieces
and in both Mr.. Rankin will appear in his
original roles. His support will be Miss
Mabel Bert, actress of uncommon ability
and exceedingly popular in San Francisco,
where she reigned as the leading lady OF the
California Theater stock company. Mr.. Rob
ert c. billiard, well known here as a Yale
student and society favorite, is prominent
member of Mr.. Rankin's company. The
popular prices that to prevail during this
engagement have already started the advance
be very large.
THE MONTAGUE CONCERT.
1t was large and highly pleased audi
ence that left the Trinity NJ. E. church last
evening after listening to an excellent and
well arranged vocal and instrumental concert
given by several well known and proficient
artists The concert opened with selections
on the organ by Professor J. L. Ensign, of
this city, which were loudly encored. The
next selection on the programme was the
duet ''The signs shall on the bnlmy breeze"
assisted BY Mr.. Charles Turner. When
the couple appeared on the plat
form they were loudly spplauded,
and after the duet they were obliged to re-
spond to an encore. Miss Montague has a
fresh and pure soprano voice, and her rem
dering of the several numbers the pro-
gramme allotted to her was without a
fault, every piece receiving hearty applause.
The other singers of the evening were: Mr..
Charles Turner, an excellent tenor, and Mr..
Carl Steinbuch of New York, who possesses
fine baritone voice, and whose singing
caused many EXPLANATIONS of admiration.
Last, but not least, should be considered the
most wonderful playing of Miss Ollie Tor
bett, the young violinist, who rendered sew
eral selections in manner which brought
forth loud applause Each time Miss Tor
bett appeared she was obliged to satisfy her
admirers by answering to an encore.
AT THE ATHENEUM.
A very pleasant entertainment was given
| at the Atheneum last evening under the aus
pices of Davenport council No. 700, Royal Ar
canum. The following was the programme:
Address ............ Rev. Joseph Baird
Characteristic sleeps, my lady sleeps"
:. ..Messrs. Langdale, Jones' smith'and Bennett
Recitation "Curfew shall not ring to night
Duet-sQuis Est Honor" .Rossni
Recitation from london Assurance
VIII sitting soio-''Last rose Of summer, ~ '''
Recitation.;.Tiis days been fun of Wrinkles,
............-....... MISS Louie Reynolds
Comic Conn song-"The prodigal son., 1890
Recitaton-;Asieep at the Switch 'l --''>''
| Mrs. Don s. Thompson
| ................. Miss Schneeloch
The very large audience showed their ap-
probation of the merits of the performers by
| frequent applause. The quartette had to
sing three encores. Little Miss Reynolds,
after she had recited her first selection, was
obliged to repeat some very pretty
verses beginning "Most everybody kisses
me-" She is a very promising young
artist, but her instructors should not
| oblige her to recite such difficult pieces as
the story OF the curteW DELL MT. Jones ana
his friend Mr.. Hinkle both received deserved
encores, to which they responded. Mrs.
Thompson's recitations were both admirable
and were we'll received. Nothing could be
more artistic than her rendition of the scene
from sLondon Assurance" although the au-
dience did not seem to be familiar enough
with the play to thoroughly appreciate it and
accord it the applause it certainly deserved.
The Miss Schneeloch fully met the expecta-
tions of their many friends and received be
sides applause two beautiful baskets of
flowers. The committee in charge are to be
congratulated upon the entire success of the
| entertainment.